i need a 5V reference that can sink or source current for a DAC. a simple shunt reference like the LM4040 can do both just fine right? my thinking:
1- when the DAC is SINKING current, that means that current is flowing through the shunt resistor and into the DAC reference input. as long as the current into the DAC does not drop the voltage across the shunt resistor below the voltage at which enough current will pass through the shunt to maintain its accuracy, im fine, right?2- and when the DAC is SOURCING current, all that source current flows direcly through the shunt, and as long as it doesnt exceed the shunts maximum current, the reference voltage is accurate.
thought #2 seems the easiest to analyze and Im pretty sure im 100% right.
thought #1 im not so sure about...am I completely right or just close? i feel like im close to the right concept but i dont know what the exact numbers are.
Asa